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Last week my ears were hurting really bad, and they've really been getting worse for months, so I reluctantly went to the ENT. It turns out I did not have an infection at that time. But my ENT did discover that:
I have conductive hearing loss
I have hypermobile eardrums.
Either of these, combined with my TMJD, could cause my ears to drain poorly or to feel full AND do you know what causes conductive hearing loss and hypermobile eardrums? EDS does. Apparently the conductive hearing loss is caused by the bones becoming hypermobile.
Ugh. If the hearing loss gets worse I will end up needing hearing aids.
Anyway, I have been wearing my poorly-fitting mouth guard since the appt and though it is uncomfortable, I sleep better and wake up without pain. I'm trying to get a new guard made, but my jaw was too small for the trays so I had to ask them to send me a small one. My new guard will be thin so I can wear it all day when I am not with a client.
I have conductive hearing loss
I have hypermobile eardrums.
Either of these, combined with my TMJD, could cause my ears to drain poorly or to feel full AND do you know what causes conductive hearing loss and hypermobile eardrums? EDS does. Apparently the conductive hearing loss is caused by the bones becoming hypermobile.
Ugh. If the hearing loss gets worse I will end up needing hearing aids.
Anyway, I have been wearing my poorly-fitting mouth guard since the appt and though it is uncomfortable, I sleep better and wake up without pain. I'm trying to get a new guard made, but my jaw was too small for the trays so I had to ask them to send me a small one. My new guard will be thin so I can wear it all day when I am not with a client.
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